Howard Vineyard Elysian Springs Wine Packs

Sometimes only a chilled glass of Sauv Blanc will do. So here’s six exceptional examples for you to have a crack at... from Margaret River, Pemberton and the Adelaide Hills. Oatley’s Margs SBS picked up a Trophy and golds at the Royal Adelaide Wine Show and offers a beguiling mix of passionfruit, lime zest, white pepper and greenery. Picardy’s Sauv Blanc Sem (85% SB) is superb, with crisp fruit and great texture. No surprises that it has picked up a 96. Three distinct clones of SB are used along with 2 different yeast strains. On opening it seems soft and delicate but as it airs, minerality, guava, lime, passionfruit and all manner of complexities emerge. The Chain of Ponds SB is crisp and offers a lovely mix of greenery and passionfruit. The Riposte, made by the Legendary Tim and Nick Knappstein is textural, succulent and pungent, a joy to drink. Howard are major growers in the Adelaide Hills and supply substantial quantities of fruit to what are arguably the two best known producers of SB in the region. This, their own bottling, is of course excellent too. Finally the Cape Jaffa SB is also lovely with tropical fruits, citrus and more are at play. Learn More

Every year we bust out a best of 'Straya (Australia) mixed doz Summer celebration type pack. Sometimes they sell truckloads, other times they sell bugger all. We'll leave you to vote with your wallets on this one, but we reckon it is far and away the best to date, featuring 3 whites and 9 reds which are amongst the best wines we produce here in Oz. Collectively, these have snaffled 9 trophies, 6 Top Gold Medals, 20 Gold Medals, 2 x 97 pointers, 6 x 96ers and Winestate Mag's award for Cabernet of the year.

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Half a dozen properly exceptional reds, all of which have picked up a 96pt score or better somewhere. More importantly, we’ve ‘researched’ these frequently and love ‘em. Stonehouse’s Barossa Shiraz, which has been compared to Penfolds Grange, Martins’ 97 pointer, Majella’s 4 x trophy winner which was named Winestate Magazine’s Cab of the year and more. All superb wines available at a very tidy price in this bundle.

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Just Trophy winners here. Majella’s 4x trophy winning Cab which picked up every trophy it was eligible for at the Cowra Show and is Winestate’s reigning Champion Cabernet of the year! Heirloom’s, 2022 Alcala Grenache, just awarded the Decanter Trophy for best Grenache in the WORLD from a massive field. Dandelion’s Lion’s Tooth Shiraz blend, winner of not just best Shiraz blend, not just best red wine, but best wine of the entire McLaren Vale Wine Show. Plus Heirloom’s trophy winning 2018 McLaren Shiraz, Bleasdale’s Trophy winning Tempranillo and Elysian Springs, rich, soft and smooth, Trophy winning, Adelaide Hills Syrah. Rippers, one and all.

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